31 Jennifer My brand-new Canon hung around my neck as I paced my house, waiting for Julian. He’d gotten me the new camera when we returned from Mexico, and I couldn’t even hold in my excitement about the newer, fancier model. Piper and Blaire had already gone on ahead to the fireworks. They’d offered to take me with them, but I’d assured them it was unnecessary. I wanted to hear what had happened with Julian’s dad. He’d been vague and unavailable all afternoon. So, I was jittery with nerves about this and my last shoot of the day. When the doorbell finally rang, I yanked it open before Julian even removed his finger. “There you are!” I threw my arms around him, and he laughed. “Hey, you.” “How are you? I’ve been wondering how everything went all day.” “Good. Things went…good.” “Go

